SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — With the mercury hitting highs of around 36 degrees Celsius, a sweltering heat wave that has stricken South Korea is now costing the lives of thousands of animals across the country. According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), over 1,200 people fell ill due to [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of air conditioners and electric fans rose sharply this month from a year earlier, industry sources said Thursday, amid above-average temperatures that can be a sign of a hot summer to come. Lotte HiMart, a consumer electronics retailer, witnessed a whopping 180 percent increase in the sales of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Summer heat is scorching the peninsula, but Korean households are refraining from using air conditioning units, with widespread worry over electricity bill ‘surprises’ resulting from the national progressive electricity billing system. The system was instituted to encourage frugal energy consumption by charging higher rates for higher electricity use. But [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite an unusual heat wave, sales of South Korean ice cream makers fell in July from a year earlier due to a growing market for alternative products, an excessive price war and other factors, industry sources said Thursday. Lotte Confectionery Co., a key food unit of South Korean retail [...]
ULSAN, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Companies in the southeastern city of Ulsan, marked by major shipyards and manufacturing plants, are on a special operational routine from early July to help their employees beat the summer heat worsened by fiery working environments, officials said Friday. Hyundai Heavy Industries, a leading shipbuilder headquartered in the city [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Extreme heatwaves are sweeping across the globe, with temperatures in Iraq and Kuwait exceeding 50 degrees Celsius, China’s southern and western regions seeing daily highs over 40 degrees, and Southern California overcome by surging wildfires. Adding to the rising concerns, a team of Korean scientists from Seoul National University [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s electricity consumption hit a summer-time high on Monday, with fans and air conditioners running at full blast nationwide amid sweltering heat. The maximum electricity load shot up to 80.22 million kilowatts as of 3 p.m., as the temperature hovered above 30 C in most parts of the [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Public Safety and Security’s Central Fire Service has designated 1,317 ambulances across Korea specifically for use during heatwaves, according to a report released on Sunday. These ‘heatwave ambulances’ will have nine different first aid kits, including ice vests, saline solution, intravenous injection set, and oral electrolyte solution. [...]